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New Year Special: Part 2

I have analyzed cricket and new comers in the previous post and now it’s the time to analyze the beautiful game…soccer. I am a keen follower of football and especially English premier league. Liverpool under Rafa Benitez are going great guns and showing the kind of magic they put in to display in the champions league. Chelsea under world cup winning Scolari started with a bang and is currently in second spot with champions Manchester united in third. But the big surprise is Hull City which has defied expectations. Coming to the world stage, Spain were crowned European champs withstanding the competition put by Dutch and the Russians. All in all it’s a good year for football and this is my team of the year.

GOALKEEPER:

The goalie of my team must be Edwin Van der sar.This Dutch and Manchester united goalie had a great year and won his club the coveted champions’ league title by denying John Terry and Anelka’s penalty kicks.Ikar Cassiles is close second.

DEFENDERS:

The Defenders of my team are:

Sergio Ramos: this Spanish defender has acted as a pivot to his team success. He also knows when to attack and when to defend.

Fabio Cannavaro: His team had a rough euro 2008 because he was injured then but this custodian is world class as he proved in world cup.

John Terry:the Chelsea captain went through a disastrous champion’s league final but finds a place based on his success for Chelsea.

Rio Ferdinand : Considered as the current best in the English team he seals the final berth in my team

MID FIELD:

Mid field is where a game is won or last. My midfield is decorated by these jewels.

Steven Gerrard: Gerrard is in amazing form right now and recently scored his 100th goal for Liverpool and is an obvious choice.

Wesley Sneigder: The Dutch mans aggressive instincts puts his case forward. But I would prefer the talented but temperamental teammate Rooben over him if he is fit.

Cristiano Ronaldo: Voted the best European footballer of the year he scored 42 goals in a season for Manu.

Andrei Arshavin: The Russian star is my play maker. Its sad he is not playing for any big club but he proved himself in Euro.

The others who could not make it to the list but can be considered are deco,ballack,fabregas ,kaka and van der vaath.

STRIKERS:

My strikers are as same as the spain strikers. They are Fernando Torres and David Villa.

So, this is my team and I believe it is also a dream team of everyone…